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I'd know that sound anywhere. Nothing sounds like a '97 when you rack it.
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02-12-2026, 09:51 AM
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That gun would fit me perfectly, and made same year as me.. Nice find Sir. Hope it's "the one" for ya.
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02-12-2026, 01:35 PM
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I long wanted a Model 97 as two of my research interests, Ansley H. Fox and Harold B. Money (De Shootinest Gent'man), spent time shucking them for the Big W. Finally got a high condition, late, 1003775, 12-gauge 30-inch full. I shot it a few times and found it required much more precise pumping than one can get away with with a Model 12/42 or Remington Model 31. Pretty quickly traded it off on a Superposed.
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02-12-2026, 03:05 PM
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A not very good pic of Fox and his 97 at the 1901 GAH at Live Birds
 Frank & Dave both have a pic of those who went 25 straight, including Fox Hard not to include the great J.A.R. Elliott in the long list of turn-of-the-century M97 shooters Sept. 1897 Sporting Life 
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02-13-2026, 12:03 AM
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That's pretty cool, an M 97 with a vent rib. I've owned a few 97s, and currently own an all original one with a Damascus barrel.
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02-13-2026, 08:35 AM
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Thanks all. Just some additional info; I believe this M97 was restocked by Simmons when it added the Vent Rib. Otherwise with a factory stock the drop at heel would be way more than the 2-5/8" it does measure. Also the action works just as slick as my Model 12's I use for Sporting. Apparently Simmons did some polishing and other work inside when it jeweled the bolt etc.
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02-13-2026, 09:04 AM
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02-13-2026, 12:23 PM
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The Winchester catalogs showed pretty straight dimensions. From 1933 --
Model 97 1933 catalog, drop at heel highlighted.jpg From the big 1955 catalog -- Model 97 big 1955 catalogue, drop at heel highlighted.jpg I would have expected a very late gun to have the flat-bottom semi-beavertail slide handle. The one I briefly owned did. 986692 05a.jpg |
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